Chapter 6: Sunset Forest
Qian Renxue nodded in satisfaction, looking at the information in her hand. At this point, she was completely sure that Pei Qing was truly a genius she had stumbled upon by sheer luck.
"Since he's not a spy sent by someone else, we can confidently nurture him."
The reason Qian Renxue was worried that a top-tier genius like Pei Qing might be an undercover agent was precisely because she was an undercover agent. She wouldn't feel at ease without investigating him.
"Young Miss, do you need me to take him to hunt for soul rings tomorrow?"
Snake Lance Douluo glanced at Qian Renxue carefully and noticed that she was in a good mood at the moment, so he couldn't help but speak quickly.
Having stayed by Qian Renxue's side for so many years, Snake Lance Douluo knew very well what kind of person his young miss was.
Such a top genius might hold a much higher status in her heart than himself.
In the future, he has to be careful when getting along with that kid.
"If Snake Lance Douluo goes hunting for a soul ring, then your subordinate must stay behind to protect your safety, Young Miss."
The tall and majestic Porcupinefish Douluo on the side spoke in a muffled voice.
"Tomorrow, I will personally take Pei Qing to hunt for soul rings. I will take this opportunity to let everyone in Heaven Dou City know that Pei Qing is my person."
Qian Renxue had been undercover for so many years, and she was not without tricks.
At this time, she planned to personally take Pei Qing to hunt soul rings, using this as an opportunity to demonstrate how much she valued Pei Qing and declare that Pei Qing was her person—so everyone would know that he was deeply bound to her.
"The young miss is going there in person, and that kid is really lucky!"
"The young miss is unparalleled in wisdom. With you as his advisor, he will surely find a perfect soul skill."
Snake Lance Douluo spoke softly, his tone full of flattery for Qian Renxue.
"Pei Qing has a top-level martial soul. Such a person deserves a personal visit from me."
"You two, go down and prepare. Don't delay things."
Qian Renxue waved her hand, signaling that the two Titled Douluos, Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, could leave.
"Yes!"
Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, upon Qian Renxue's order, turned around and left without disobedience.
After leaving Qian Renxue's room, Porcupinefish Douluo looked at Snake Lance Douluo curiously.
"You seemed to be praising the young miss just now, right?"
Snake Lance Douluo snorted coldly. His eyes were a little complicated, but in the end, he said nothing.
Why praise the young miss? It's not simple; it's just because—
He, Snake Lance Douluo, wanted to improve himself too much.
One night passed like this.
Early the next morning, Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qianghe was already outside Pei Qing's house.
Today, she dressed in palace attire, but the difference from yesterday was not particularly noticeable.
"Brother Xue, are we going to Sunset Forest?"
In the carriage, Pei Qing and Qian Renxue sat opposite each other.
Pei Qing looked at Qian Renxue and asked curiously.
The Sunset Forest, located not far from Heaven Dou City, although it does not have as many soul beasts as the Star Dou Great Forest, is enough for a soul master like Pei Qing.
"Yes, we're going to Sunset Forest."
"Xiaoqing, your martial soul is the Golden Crow, which has sacred and fire attributes. What kind of soul beast do you think we should choose as your first soul ring?"
Qian Renxue showed a gentle smile. She decided to teach Pei Qing his first lesson—the importance of choosing the right soul beast for the first soul ring.
Some soul masters from civilian backgrounds often don't know which soul beast to hunt, leading them to absorb soul beasts with incompatible attributes, resulting in weak soul skills.
Since Pei Qing has become her own, she will naturally teach Pei Qing these basic principles.
"Brother Xue, my martial soul is Golden Crow, so I want to choose some flying soul beasts with fire attributes as my first soul ring."
"At the same time, I also want my first soul skill to be a pure enhancement type."
Pei Qing has the Golden Crow martial soul and is born with the ability to control the True Sun Fire, so he is not lacking in attack means.
Moreover, the deeper the cultivation of a soul master, the weaker the bonus from previous soul skills.
If the first soul skill is offensive, it may become useless at the Titled Douluo level and might only be used once in dozens of battles.
Therefore, the best choice is to stack the enhancement type and develop pure attack soul skills later as he becomes stronger.
"You want to choose a soul beast that can produce enhancement-type soul skills for your first soul skill? Good, a very mature idea."
Qian Renxue was very satisfied. She picked up the teacup in front of her, took a sip, and nodded in approval.
"In that case, let's proceed according to your wishes. But there is one more thing—do you know what it is?"
Qian Renxue put down the teacup, raised the corners of her mouth, and looked at Pei Qing with an air of testing him.
"Please tell me, Brother Xue," Pei Qing replied after a moment of thought, feeling he had considered everything thoroughly.
"Bloodline!"
"Although this is the first time I have seen your Golden Crow martial soul, I can still feel its power. Such a martial soul must have very high bloodline requirements."
"This time, when choosing a soul beast, we must find one with a relatively high bloodline level. This will not only ensure the power of the soul skills but also prevent your martial soul from being degraded by inferior bloodline soul beasts."
Qian Renxue spoke softly. This is the experience accumulated by the predecessors in the soul master world. Most civilian-born soul masters are unaware of it.
It is understandable that Pei Qing did not consider the bloodline at first.
Bloodline? Pei Qing suddenly thought of Tang Wulin, Tang San's son, who, twenty thousand years later, seemed to have crushed his way by relying on the Golden Dragon King's bloodline.
It seems he needs to consider bloodline in the future. He still knows too little. It looks like besides cultivating, he also needs to read more books.
"Thank you, Brother Xue. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have considered this."
"Maybe I would have just hunted and absorbed a suitable one directly."
Pei Qing was sincerely grateful. His current martial soul is still just the Golden Crow. If he absorbs soul beasts with mixed bloodlines and fails to evolve into the Three-legged Golden Crow, it could be disastrous.
For example, a certain Master Yu might have been unable to evolve his martial soul due to absorbing soul rings of soul beasts with impure bloodlines, ultimately only serving as a martial soul fusion tool.
"No need to be so formal. Since you have joined my Prince's Mansion and called me Brother Xue, I will regard you as my younger brother."
"So, there's no need to be so polite between us."
Qian Renxue looked at Pei Qing with gentle eyes. A top genius was sent to her at such a young age.
Even if she raises him as a younger brother, it seems there is no problem.
Sunset Forest
The closest soul-beast gathering place to Heaven Dou City!
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